Fairphone OS for Fairphone 2 Release Notes

November 15, 2018 08:40

Fairphone OS 18.09.2 (Android 7.1.2) – released from November 2018 – is the latest version available for the Fairphone 2.

Fairphone OS 18.04.1 – released in April 2018 – is the last version of Android 6 available for the Fairphone 2. We advise to update to Android 7 as soon as you receive the invitation to do so on your device.

You can easily update your Fairphone 2 to the latest software version through the built-in Fairphone Updater app. We highly recommend installing new software updates once they become available.

Below you'll find the release notes for our updates, which includes (security) fixes, improvements, and new features.

Fairphone OS version 18.09.2 (Android 7.1.2) - 13 November, 2018

What’s new

See the Android 7 overview for a shortlist. The extended list will be updated later on this page.

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level has only been raised to February 1, 2018. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 18.03.1 (Android 6.0) - 14 March, 2018

What's new

Adjust memory interface parameters for the updated memory package in phones produced in or after Q3 2017

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level will remain December 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 18.02.0 (Android 6.0) - 6 February, 2018

<What's new

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level will remain December 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 18.01.1 (Android 6.0) - 11 January, 2018

What's new

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level will remain December 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 17.08.1 (Android 6.0) - 17 August, 2017

What's new

Security fixes* – Android Public Security Bulletin from August (partial)

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level will remain June 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 17.07.6 (Android 6.0) - 26 July, 2017

What's new

Fixed the sound recorder app not being able to ask for the storage permission

Added support for new LCD driver

Security fixes* – Android Public Security Bulletin from July (partial)

Please note: Due to one missing platform vendor specific patch, the Android security patch level will remain June 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.

Fairphone OS version 17.06.4 (Android 6.0) - 15 June, 2017

What's new

Security fixes* – Android Public Security Bulletin from June (partial)

Please note: Due to missing platform vendor specific patches, the Android security patch level will remain May 1, 2017. Protecting our users is our top priority, and as this month's software update addresses some important security issues, we have decided to not wait with releasing this month's update. We are working closely with our platform vendor to address the remaining issues as quickly as possible.